Diccionario Akal/Grove de la Música

Recognized as the most significant composer from New Spain in the early eighteenth century, Manuel de Sumaya (ca. 1678–1755) oversaw musical activity at Mexico City Cathedral during a time of stylistic change. Sumaya, who was locally born and ordained as a priest, wrote music that mixes the counterpoint and rhythmic vigor of seventeenth-century Hispanic music with more modern Italianate gestures prescient of international taste in the eighteenth century. This edition of all thirty-four villancicos with music by Sumaya conserved in the Estrada Collection at Mexico City Cathedral reveals the...

The endlessly energetic duo of Oriol Saña and Lluís Gómez have created a charming and informative account of the musical phenomenon we call bluegrass. Originally a quirky supercharged folk music played by about ten people, bluegrass music, with its Mozart-like formality and ferocious rhythmic zest, now describes an extended international family of related string band styles. Master fiddler Oriol and bluegrass banjoist Lluís, both acclaimed educators, present both the wide view and crucial details about this music in a clear, personable manner. Bravo! Includes access to online audio. El...

Este completo libro de texto para tocar la batería, con más de 450 páginas, está diseñado para cubrir las necesidades de los distintos niveles de cursos y exámenes empleados en las escuelas de música. El diseño de este libro está pensado para ser lo más claro y lógico posible, con el fin de ayudar al estudiante a progresar de manera efectiva y fácil en sus estudios. Este libro también enumera una lista de requisitos y contiene un plan de estudio, convirtiéndolo en una herramienta ideal para el estudio independiente y para los estudiantes que desean realizar los exámenes de...

Transcripción completa de la documentación manuscrita del legado de Francisco Asenjo Barbieri sobre el Teatro de los Caños del Peral.